Now they're once again speaking out for those without a
voice in
#OpBeast, a 2-week-old op that focuses on exposing and eliminating
animal abuse of all kinds, including bestiality (which is legal in
several states in the U.S.). It sprang from two earlier Ops:
OpVoiceless, a general anti-animal-abuse op, and the highly specific
OpOutrageBestiality, and is led by Twitter user Forever_Way,
who estimates there are between 50 and 100 people directly active in
this Op, as well as many hundreds who support in smaller ways, like
retweeting or sharing the information on Facebook or their
blogs.

This past weekend, they doxed
Anders Ljung, the publisher of the Swedish Hunt and
Hunters
magazine, for his support of the killing of Susi, "the most important
wolf in Europe." Susi became politically radioactive when the indigenous
people complained that she and her mate were killing the reindeer on
which they depended, but according
to supporters,
the wolf stocks of Scandinavia are so depleted that her DNA is
essential to the survival of the species. "He wanted to kill, Susi
wanted to survive. Now he hates Susi. We bit back. Anders Ljung, expect
us," tweeted
OpBeast.

We chatted with Forever_Way in an IRC, and here's what s/he had to say
about the relatively new
operation.

Daily
Dot: When did you start OpBestiality, and what does it
take to get an Op started? A website? A crew? An IRC? A Twitter
account?

An op takes an idea. The matter of your choice of exposing your idea
is your choice. I've had barrages of people wanting to help,
including Bullyville [the
influential anti-bully account run by former Marine James McGibney, who
recently won a six-figure judgment against revenge pornographer Hunter
Moore]. It's constantly growing. It won't stop.
Ever.

DD: It's inevitable
to me that it will eventually be outlawed in all states. It's a states'
rights issue, isn't it?

It's a global issue. Animal abuse is all over. We are currently
working on a few Denmark cases and a Swedish case. Heard of Susi the
wolf? Susi is a wolf that the Swedish government wants to kill to use
her genetic material, same as 16 other wolves. There is a court ruling
at the moment. We are also working on a magazine that wants to hunt Susi
and and puts down the organisations that are
pro-Susi.

DD: Was there a
particular case that got you into this, that inspired you to become
involved?

Well, I was working on an op for almost a year which focused on
bestiality.daily I saw evidence of these animals being abused. I fought
furiously to take down websites and bring down ppl that were involved in
these acts. The most success we had was a d0x on a company called
'Ecatel.' Then I went into a depressive state, not going to go into
that, and started this op after that episode. They are a hosting company
who hosts child pornography and bestiality and a lot of other cruel
things. I coped after a while. It's a topic i'd rather not go into. But
after that I came back rather surprisingly to my contacts. Lol. And I
just started a tweet on animal abuse and it formed in my
head.

DD: So it sort of
coalesced into OpBestiality?

Yes. Made it broader and revamped it. This op is for ALL animal
cruelty. We have a case about dog hunters that eat and kill
dogs.

DD: What's your
mission statement, if you have
one?

Directly from the Mission
Statement:
We will not tolerate any behaviour of this sort from any person. We vow
to minimalize the amount of animal abuse, and ultimately help stop it.
We will do whatever it takes to bring down the filth that is polluting
the world.

DD: Is there a point
where you'd ever say, "OK, my work here is
done"?

Until it is peaceful in the world, my work is never done.I am tired of
seeing the human race trying to dominate everything. I'm trying to take
the horror off of the animals. Humans are not the only
beings.

DD: What are the
specific actions OpBeast is working on now? Like IRL picketing or doxing
offenders?

Both are necessary for me. I usually stick behind the screen. On
Halloween I was spreading word though, through pamphlets and flyers.
People can support by telling people about the terrible things that
happen to animals. It can be as simple from signing a petition or
tweeting, or even attending a future
protest.

DD: How does someone
send you an idea? Through Twitter, or is there a Facebook or web
submission system?

It's usually discreetly. I can't reveal my ways mostly. Usually DM
[direct message] and pastebin though, or they can contact me at [email protected]
with ideas.

OpBeast's supporters continue to tweet animal-related outrages,
petitions, trackers,
and abusers, as well as taking action in “meatspace”; given their beat,
it's sadly unlikely they'll run out of material any time
soon.